Fighting Flares Along Jordan River
United Press International reports heavy fighting along the Jordan River ceasefire line with Israeli and Jordanian troops exchanging fire near Maoz Hayim in the Beisan Valley. Jordanian spokesman claims Israeli fire began. no Jordanian casualties cited, while one Israeli half track was destroyed. Israeli jets reportedly seen near the border, with Israel denying confirmed air strikes. In Beirut a new Lebanese government vowed militant policy toward Israel as Dayan warned of continued retaliation.
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Jordan River
Jerusalem
Beisan
Maoz Hayim
Amman
Israel
Jordan
East Bank
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Rashid Karami
Lebanon
Arab Bloc
Karami
Charles Helon
Abdullah Yafi
Nile
Egypt
Liberals Face Uphill Fight To Curb Senate Filibusters
Washington report notes Vice President Humphrey’s ruling allowing a simple majority to decide filibuster changes. Senator Pearson warns of lost votes, while Senator Holland expects victory in the South to retain the two thirds requirement. The debate centers on moving to a three fifths threshold.
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Senate
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
James B. Pearson
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Pearson
Holland
Spiro T. Agnew
Humphrey’s. Pearson
Agnew
Foe shoots down two U S helicopters in Vietnam
Wartime dispatches report Communist forces shot down two American helicopters near Saigon killing five crewmen and wounding twelve American infantrymen as a relief column was ambushed while reaching a crash site. Separate attacks hit Me Kong Delta capitals and a Pleiku fuel dump, with broader context on morale and casualties.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Pleiku
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Paris
UPI
David Lamb
Mekong
My Tho
Truc Giang
Pay Hikes Assured For Government Brass
Washington AP reports Congress is approving sweeping pay raises for the president, cabinet officers, judges, lawmakers, and senior federal officials. The plan boosts Nixon to 100000 and Congress members to 42500, with other levels rising to 42000, 38500, and 36000 under a 1967 law.
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Johnson
Senate
Congress
Bureau of the Customs
Senate Committee Looks At Packard Stock Trust Plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee weighed David J. Packard’s plan to place his Hewlett Packard shares in a trust to avoid profits while serving as deputy defense secretary. They focused on potential conflicts if Hewlett Packard’s stock fell, risking pressure to alter actions for personal gain. The panel noted the need to protect company and shareholder interests while preserving Packard’s limited control.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
David J. Packard
Packard
Hewlett- Packard Corp
Palo Alto
Calif
Hewlett-Packard
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Thomas J. McIintyre
Dn.h
Harry Byrd Jr
Dva
Explosions and evacuation hit Springville Alabama butane tanks
Fires from derailment and tank explosions rocked Springville Alabama as 822 residents were evacuated and five municipalities sent firefighting teams. Two more tank cars blew near dawn, shattering windows while authorities debated burning out the remaining gas car and awaited railroad action.
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Springville
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
F. E. Kizzlah
Alabama Highway Patrol
Kizziah
Kitziah
National Guard
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